Kulottunga I Unifies Chola and Chalukya Lines

1070

Kulottunga I, a Chalukya prince by blood and a Chola king by seizure, consolidated his hold over the merged dynasty and began a reign that would last half a century. He reorganized provincial administration, revived maritime trade with Southeast Asia, and - in a gesture of confident sovereignty - abolished the tribute payments that Chola kings had long extracted from Sri Lanka. The Later Chola period had begun.